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Reteograptus geinitzianus

Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea - Abrograptidae

Taxonomy
Reteograptus geinitzianus was named by Hall (1859).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
R. pulcherrimus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Reteograptus geinitzianus Hall
1979Retiograptus geinitzianus Cooper

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumHemichordataBateson 1885
classPterobranchiaLankester 1877
RankNameAuthor
subclassGraptolithina(Bronn 1849)
orderGraptoloideaLapworth 1875
suborderDidymograptinaLapworth 1875
familyAbrograptidaeMu 1958
genusReteograptus
speciesgeinitzianus

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: "sclero-protein"c
Locomotion: passively mobileo
Life habit: planktonico
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 15:07:12
Modified: 2009-05-19 07:15:15
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Llandeilian to the top of the Sandbian or 461.10000 to 452.80000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2New Zealand Retiograptus geinitzianus (63957)
Llandeilian - Caradoc461.1 - 449.5USA (Alaska) Retiograptus geinitzianus (114860)
Sandbian458.2 - 452.8Russian Federation (Siberia) Reteograptus geinitzianus (206162 206163)
Gisbornian458.2 - 452.3New Zealand Retiograptus geinitzianus (63444 63956 63961 63967)
Gisbornian458.2 - 452.3USA (Idaho) Reteograptus geinitzianus (145228 145331)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Canada (British Columbia) Retiograptus geinitzianus (25170)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Canada (Yukon) Retiograptus geinitzianus (114856)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5USA (Alaska) Retiograptus geinitzianus (114850 114853)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.2 - 443.1USA (Alaska) Retiograptus geinitzianus (111711 111713)